The effect of machine or hand milking on milk production, composition and SCC in mountainous Greek breed (Boutsiko) ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 242-246

  Sinapis, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hand milking; Machine milking; Milk composition; Milk production; SCC; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847661475     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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